2024-08-28 10:44:02
Czech tennis fans will surely remember the moment at the 2022 Australian Open when an exhausted Jakub Mancic was carried off the court in a similar manner during the junior singles final. Yoshito Nishioka, now ranked 53rd in the world, finds himself in a similarly unpleasant situation.
The match against Kecmanovic of Serbia, one place lower in the rankings, like most matches at the U.S. Open, was played in poor weather conditions. As if that wasn’t enough for both boxers, three and a half hours later they were heading into the decider 2:2.
At the end of the second game, Kekmanovic led 1-0, but his opponent tripped over the baseline and fell to the ground. The 28-year-old tennis player lay motionless as he was immediately approached by medical staff, the referee and an opponent who rushed in with a bottle of water (you can see the incident in the montage at 2:37.)
A few minutes later, Nishioka, who was shaking all over, was placed in a wheelchair and taken to the hospital. Even Kekmanovic stayed with him during his treatment on the pitch.
Then came the good news from the tennis player himself. “Thank you all so much for your support. I’m sorry for causing you such an unpleasant moment,” Nishioka told his fans.
“I already had convulsions in the fourth set, and in the fifth set my legs couldn’t move normally, I couldn’t stand, I was shaking all over. Shoulders, hips, buttocks, thighs, everything was spasming. I couldn’t even breathe normally. I was originally I should also play doubles here, but that’s no longer possible and I’m going back to Japan soon.
The final result is shown in detail. Kekmanovic won 6:7, 6:2, 7:5, 5:7, 1:0 and will face Italian team Musetti in the second round.
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